The Delta independent., 1887-06-07
A TALK WITH BLAINE.
His Proposed Trip to Europe. the
state OF His Health md II Little
Politics,


state OF His Health md Little
Politics.
NEW YORK, May 13.-The World
will print tomorrow an elaborate account
of visit made by correspondent 10 Mr..
Blaine at his home in Augusta, Maine, and
afterward at his cottage at Bar Harbor in
the course OF which Blaine gave fully his
plans for the forthcoming trip, discussed
,he false reports of his failing health. and
referred at length to the work which he has
bestowed on the books which he has just
finished. He says his visit abroad will ex-
tend more than year and doubtless beyond
the time of the meeting of the next Ma
tional Convention. Mr.. Blaine said:
"a am going abroad and expect to be
away about year. Mrs Blaine and my
two daughters, Marguerite and Hattie, will
make up the party. have engaged state
rooms on the German Lloyd's ship Ellis,
which sails June S. We shall stop at South
ampton and 20 at once to London. We in
tend to spend considerable time in travel
ing through Great Britain and after Eng
land we will probably go to Scotland and
Ireland, then think we shall spend some
time in Germany, and after that take in
France.
"By this time 1t will probably be getting
so late in the year that Spain and Italy will
be comfortable. We intend to make the
tour OF both of these cou tries and spend
next winter along the Mediterranean. We
will probably make long visits in Rome and
Greece, and perhaps stop brief time in
Constantinople and visit the recent
earthquakes in the south of France and the
adjoining portions of Italy. A year is suf-
ficient to cover great deal d ground with
out'hurrying."
The correspondent asked, "llow about
the report, Mr.. Blaine, that you contem-
plate In some way assisting Mr.. Glad
stone and the Home Rule party"
"'rhe story is purely imaginative.
never had such an idea in my mind. No, in
deed, shall do nothing of the kind,
at has been widely published that your
trip to Europe is for the benedt Of your
health; Is that the case"'
at Is very curious about that report.
have been made sick by various newspaper S
at various times, and first and last have
been made to have every malady that l
know Of. have had Bright's diseases a tor
pid liver, an affliction of the heart paraly-
sis Of the heart nervous debility, and we'll,
l don't know now, but at any rate good
many other diseases. AS said, It Is curious
how these stories start have in
fact been singularly free from sickness. l
have had hardly sick day in my life, never
at any time serious, and never had an or.
ganic trouble of any kind"
Mr.. Blaine positively declined to talk
about politics, except that while In CONVEX.
sation with the correspondent in his cot
tage at Bar Harbor he said In regard to the
Burchard incident in 1854: "a did not hear
what he said. but the reporters heard it,and
the next day every paper in the country
had itof course, but as a matter of fact ]
did not hear myself. Why. out in Indiana
they had It that I said 1t. Yes, 1t went all
over the State in that way. In great
many places in the West they had slips oi
paper printed with "Read what Mr.. Blaine
says" on them, and distributed them in the
front Of the churches on Sunday.
THAT is what lost me the election. Yor
know Of course how close It was. Well, IL
New York City alone It lost me seve RAJ
thousand votes, good deal more thar
enough to carry that Stste. ! have ncvel
fclt but that was elected. II was matte
Of less than 600 votes to have New York th'
other way. When II Is AZ close as tha
there can be no certainty Of the count.
do not think It can ever be said with Ger
'Hnty which n w rot Ms moH yutw,"